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Category Archives: Blaming religion
Is religion the primary cause of violence?
Religion divides but is it the primary source of most, if not all, of the violent enmities of the world? Continue reading
Afraid of the Bible?
I believe the biblical narrative and the Christian worldview it presents offers the most logically consistent and plausibly realistic understanding of life and the world. It simply does the best job explaining the world we encounter each day. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible from God, Bibliology, Blaming religion, Christian worldview, Christianity, Wisdom
Tagged Can we trust the Bible?
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When faith causes doubts
Some struggle with doubt but faith has often caused me to struggle. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Afraid to die, Anxiety, Assurance, Blaming religion, Blessed by God, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Depression, Despair, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, End Times, Eternal life, Evil in the world, Evil One, Failure, Faith, Fear, Glorify God, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Grieving, Hope?, Life of a pastor, Mad at God, Origin of Sin, Pain, Patience, Personal thoughts, Prayer, Problem of evil, purpose, Questioning God, Religion-not the answer, Sadness, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Theodicy, Tornado, Trials, Truth, Unbelief, Violence, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worldview, Worry
Tagged Cancer, Death, Doubt, Suffering, Theodicy
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We serve no sovereign here
We now live in bondage under the final authority of the individual will, whose impulses and decisions are their own moral index. Even our religion betrays our inviolable spirit of autonomy. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Attitude, Authority, Behavior, Blaming religion, Christian worldview, Christianity, Conceit, Culture, David B. Hart, Democracy, Democrats, Equal Rights, Equality, Ethics, Fear of religion, First Amendment, Freedom, Glorify God, Government, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Meaning of life, Morality, Narcissism, Politics, Progressive?, Religion-not the answer, Republican, Selfishness, Separation of Church and State, Sovereignty, Wisdom
Tagged David B. Hart, Freedom in America, Liberty, no sovereign here, Self-determination
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Is religion the primary source of violence?
Contrary to the myth that religion is the primary source of war and violence …. Continue reading
An Indisputable fact of history
All those who take history seriously acknowledge the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ. It’s an indisputable fact of history that there existed in the first century a man identified as Jesus of Nazareth. We possess detailed accounts of … Continue reading
Religion won’t help you
________________ Although Christianity is classified among the religions of the world, I am quite sure Jesus would not want any association with religion. _______________ Religion is based in human efforts to appease a god. Christianity is about God drawing people … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Atheists, Blaming religion, Christian worldview, Christianity, Faith, Fear of religion, Forgiveness, God's Patience, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Jesus Christ, Love, Love Wins, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Restoration, Salvation, Spiritual transformation, True Christianity?, Wisdom
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The grand reversal of every religion
As a hush came over the crowd, Jesus began his Sermon on the Mount. They awaited his words with great expectation and intrigue. Yet who would have expected his first words to be a pronouncement of blessing on the poor … Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, All religions the same?, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Beatitudes, Blaming religion, Blessed are those who mourn, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church growth, Comfort, Culture, Depravity, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Fear of death, Forgiveness, Freedom, God's Heart, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Heaven, Human depravity, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Loss, Poor in spirit, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Selfishness, Sermon on the Mount, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, True Christianity?
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A window into God’s heart
An important distinction concerning God’s will must be applied to the way we understand how God relates to the evil actions of humans (or even to His own acts of judgment). Along with God’s sovereign and revealed will, one must honor God’s dispositional will. … Continue reading